REVIEW: The Glass Menagerie: A Brilliant Memory
For some, memories can bring about positive thoughts. But for Tom Wingfield, one of the main characters in The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, memories act as cannonballs strapped to his ankles as he strives to advance in life. The American Repertory Theatre’s The Glass Menagerie fed its audience with an abundance of profound symbolism. Viewers left the Loeb Drama [...]
‘Mythos:Pathos’ premiers for one-night-only performance at Oberon
“Mythos:Pathos” one-night-only performance on Thursday night marks the end of the Luminarium Dance Company’s newest full-length production. Mount Holyoke College alumnae Merli Guerra and Kimberleigh Holman designed and choreographed the production, which incorporates visually intriguing lighting effects. “Light is projected from the inside out rather than illuminating dancers with traditional stage lighting,” Holman said. This [...]
Review: Boston Ballet’s Fall Program
The Boston Ballet’s Fall Program at the Boston Opera House, which opened Thursday Oct. 25, presents a blend of contemporary and classical dance styles in a way that manages to evoke nostalgia, yet in a new, exciting way. The Fall Program starts out with the jaunty “Rooster.” Choreographed by Christopher Bruce in 1991 and set [...]
Interview: Director Judy Braha previews “Camille”
As a part of this year’s Fall Fringe Festival, Boston University’s College of Fine Arts presents “Camille,” a modern interpretation of an Alexandre Dumas novel about a doomed love affair. Director Judy Braha sat down with MUSE to talk about playwright Pam Gems’ inspiration, a “roller coaster ride” of a script and the research-intensive, dynamic [...]
Festival on a spaceship
When I walked into the Boston Film Festival at The Revere Hotel this weekend I felt like I was walking into a ritzy club on a spaceship. In the waiting room outside Theater 1, there were groovy modern light fixtures on the ceiling and strange futuristic tables. The bar was serving wine by the glass [...]
